[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6267 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6267

 To require Federal agencies to begin acquiring all telecommunications 
     services under the Networx contracts of the General Services 
              Administration not later than May 31, 2011.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

  Mr. Towns (for himself and Mr. Issa) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require Federal agencies to begin acquiring all telecommunications 
     services under the Networx contracts of the General Services 
              Administration not later than May 31, 2011.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Complete the Networx 
Telecommunications Transition Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--To the maximum extent practicable, Federal 
agencies and other Federal entities concerned shall begin acquiring all 
telecommunications services under the Networx contracts of the General 
Services Administration not later than May 31, 2011.
    (b) Limitation Relating to Future Contracts.--To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Administrator of General Services may not accept any 
offer for an FTS2001 bridge or crossover contract after the date of the 
enactment of this Act unless the goods or services to be provided under 
such contract are at a price that is equal to or less than the price of 
comparable goods or services under the Networx contracts of the General 
Services Administration.
    (c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``Federal agencies and other 
Federal entities concerned'' means Federal agencies and entities that 
are acquiring telecommunications services under the General Services 
Administration FTS2001 bridge and crossover contracts as in effect on 
September 29, 2010.
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